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Volunteers Collect Over 103,000 Pounds of Trash from Puerto Rico's Coasts

Published Sep 24, 2026 · via La Perla del Sur

The nonprofit Scuba Dogs Society (SDS) reported on a Thursday that about 9,000 volunteers collected 103,556 pounds of waste from coasts and bodies of water across 50 municipalities during the International Coastal Cleanup 2026. The organization stated that its coastal captains and volunteers worked to benefit Puerto Rico by cleaning its coasts, which it described as the island's most valuable natural heritage.

The article, as provided, does not give further details on specific locations, dates, or additional statistics beyond the total volunteer count and weight of debris collected.